Budget and Entry Level TransceiversFor discussion of budget or entry level radios such as Baofeng, Wouxun, Puxing and other radio communications designated as commercial but not targeted for Amateur or GMRS. Also included are MURS and ISM 900MHz designed radios.

They operate in the 400 to 470 Mhz range...16 channels. Now, I brought in my 346XT and keyed up the mike, and sure enough, it stopped on 464.500 Mhz..however, I cannot hear anything when I speak into the radio over my scanner. Is this some new tech that cannot be heard, is it some kind of trunked system? How would I know?

Could look at Spectrum Direct to see what frequencies Canadian Tire is licensed for in the city that you work. For Mississauga, it lists 151.115. A number of other stores show 464.6375. The Ontario Forum might have more information.

Check 464.500 and 464.550, those are very common UHF itinerant frequencies, and very popular with businesses.

Also, if you are transmitting very close to your scanner, you are likely overloading and desensing it, which will cause issues with the received audio. Try putting the scanner in another room and keying up. Have someone else listening and see which frequency it lands on.

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Originally Posted by 02blackss

I just picked up a part time job at a retail store...Canadian Tire...for some extra hours..

Ha! My dad worked at one of the Canadian Tire stores in that area back a long time ago. He said they often wore roller skates for getting around the warehouse and pulling parts. That was probably back in the late 50's. Both my grandfathers worked for Avro there in your neck of the woods.